Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3407

The crowd dispersed quickly, with people walking briskly to make up for the lost time and giving rushed apologies for eavesdropping.

Once Lith was done, they moved to the corridor leading to the Throne Room and Ekler followed them.

"I'm sorry, but there's quite a few people in your group and no one is allowed to roam these corridors unsupervised." He said. "Please, consider me your escort, not your warden."

The visit went on undisturbed until they reached the Throne Room. The Royals conducted most of their business inside their private quarters, using the Throne Room only for ceremonies and public events so that day it was empty.

Yet four Royal Guards stood on the four corners of the raised dais where the thrones stood, watching in silence at the guests.

"You can go anywhere you want but on the dais." Captain Ekler said. "Only the Royals can climb those steps and touch the thrones. Anyone else would be immediately arrested and detained for insubordination to the Crown."

While Lith kept giving his family a tour of the place and recounted to them the highlights of Meron's achievements, he had two more spectators than he had anticipated.

"Do we have to be honored or offended that he didn't request an audience with us despite coming to the Royal Palace?" Queen Sylpha asked.

"You should be honored." King Meron grunted. "Verhen has nothing to tell us. Requesting an audience while he plays tourist would be nothing more than a power play. A demonstration he can ask for our presence for futile reasons and we have to oblige."

"Why just me?" Sylpha chuckled. "What about you?"

"He's tearing me apart!" Meron pointed at the hologram while Lith narrated one of the most embarrassing moments of his life as the Crown Prince. "Where did he learn this stuff? I'm quite sure I had it redacted from the official records.

"And why are the Guards laughing? More importantly, why are you?" The King was beet reed as Lith described the dreaded stirrups accident that had preceded the battle for Belius.

"Because it's hilarious." Sylpha replied. "Did it really happen?"

"Yes, and you'd better remember that I've killed for much less, woman!" Meron snarled as Lith recounted another accident the King wished erased from history.

Decades ago, at the crack of dawn, tired from an all-nighter of negotiations, the then-Crowned Prince and future King had entered the wrong tent and been caught taking a dump by a Duchess and her entire retinue.

"Oh, dear." Sylpha laughed harder. "I thought the first thing you had to learn in the great game of politics was to never let the opponent catch you with your pants down."

"That's not funny!" Meron slammed his fist on the table as the Royal Fortress armors rattled due to their owners' desperate attempts to hold in their laughter. "I became Prince Smellon for months. Not to mention the wild rumors about my genitals those gossips spread!"

"I know." Sylpha had to sit down so as not to roll on the floor. "He just got to that part."

Meron went pale as he had to listen again about the conflicting claims he was either endowed like a horse or a mouse.

"Jokes aside, do you think we should meet Lith?" The Queen asked while holding her belly and gasping for air. "I mean, he and Menadion are here. It would be a nice gesture from us."

"Stop gasping for air, dammit!" The King didn't know who, but someone had to die before sunset. "That said, I think we shouldn't intrude. It's just an unofficial visit and we'd just ruin the mood. Unless…"